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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 1900)
THE SUMPTER MINER. Wednesday, October $. 1900 14 ANOTHER BIG LEDGE. Sixty Feet of Good Ore Found on Strawbzrry Range. million years ago, the bones of fishes. I he spa linens were formed O't beds of ilka. which assist in petrification. Mr. Ogllvy thru says the petritied bones were I further burdened by heat until now they (really resemble pearls. The specimens lie exhibited In the 1 rihiine office .ire very neaiitiful and show several stages of the formations. Mr. Ogllvy will send the ! specimens to the Smithsonian institute for i further Inspection. Me considers his dis- Another bin In J has been in id- In the I Cl)vcry valuable and h is become consider Strawberry range, and accnrdhi to the , ;il,y nt,.r.sted in geology. The iilue rock exhibited In town from the new Mud j mmll,.lins , ivt. ever lrell arched tlior it will rival anything yet found on that miR,y fr Mlj, formations and their dis side of tlie valley. l(,mv m;,v e;,j t further revel itions ot Aland J. IVrreehive been doing as- hc ,M;,j :,rei 'I,, t,,uch and handle sessmeiit and other work on the Will :, autiftil pearl that was a live ai.lnial a Cleaver group, ind between H"i-s were I mUIM r ,wo ye.ir! .,,, i., rm,u, l0 always on tlie alrrt for s.miethlug good ,irj nne wjth terest in the rocks that for themselves, and I ist week thsy were ( .ip,Kir v, jj .niJ f(.e.,s , evell ,,()se lucky enough to Hud what tliey were,who inw tifilhiiiR of ueology and the l"li"i.' '" trutlis ot whkh are hidden in the bowels llie new 1:1 Inr.idii Is situated half a f t,e trarth. I'cnJIf Ion Tribune. mile south and west of the Will Cleaver Croup, and carries gold, silver and heavy ! Work on the Gou Bank Building, inpper stain. N assays hive et been ,,,,. (jassiirm, who was the architect made, but the rock has a richer appear- , tM)ijer (,f t,P fraternal lull of this aike than that taken Irnm the Ion itliau ' lv .,rrV(.j ;S, ,:rJ;lv , L: r,Tllut Hntirue ledge of Ihe Will (.leaver gloup. , .,,, has ., ,.,rKe forfe ()f me ,he cnn. I hey located four il liins and they lie sluutioii of the new stone hank building, at the headwaters of the north lork of .ng constructed by Judge Clifford and Canyon creek, and on whit is famlliirly ,ujKe n.ieltlne for the Cos people, of. known by miners acuo. tinted In "' Sumptrr. I he building Is to Incompleted1 parts as Potato Hill. I he names nl the I eny , November, lelK.e ,,e occasion for properties are Alt.iimmt Nos. i and a. ts rapid cuiisUiictlon. The building will hmina and I leetwyod. )e ., sUt)s(a,u,, Une, a permanent fixture One ledge slxtv leet wide can be traced , ;(,j ,r,.j , )e ,0VV, ailj county and for two claims In length, and as Al lerree uM ,,e (e ,ltmie of a e(frprse that will puts It, shows the same tli.ir.Mei ot ore rvc ,,, ,hs c,um,y -Blue Mountain as tlie samples brought to town. ( p KC( Tlie Ferree boys are both tine fellows j and it the new liud proves to be a honaii-' Through the Yellowitone. 1:1 the Miner is in on tlie play. Prahie I he new route via the Oregon Short City Miner. I line Railroad and Mould.i, Mont., enables von to make a delightful trip through the Suropter Co. Take Mail to Stiunvlllc Yellowstone National Park, entering via I he Eagle is informed that the Sumpter ' Monida and coming out via Cinnabar, Transportation company, w'hlJi operates I making It unnecessary to cover any por-' the mall line between Sumpter and Can-' Hon f the route twice. -or beautiful yon City, his suhio (traded the mall j descriptive booklet, write or call at Ore route Iroin Austin to Susmvllle. wlikh is' i-oii Short Line Ticket Oltice, 142 Third now supplied Willi a Ill-weekly servke on streel, l-'nrtland, Oregon. Mondays, Weduesd ivs and l-ridays. Ibis, Q. tuber 1 the Siiuoter agencv of the lompany wl'l put on ample stn.k and ve-, ,,,.,, nJ ,.v elIl)K Pelegram changed hides lor the transportation of the mill ,umls :rt.,pM j telegraph news, and all the tralh ot tlie line. The Susin- fclr.lrM :,d v j,,iy Kivlng speJal at vlllc country K .piite a terrltmy and " Mention to this district. I'age ot North-1 tains some ol the best mine-- In ''M"l USt.st mining notes. Ten Cents a week,' county, and cert ilnlv uirrits 1 belter mall ,,.. ... ..1 r . .mi,r Send address to Aus- 2K 5c Henry Finger THE CELEBRATED OLYMPIA jsVti BEER "5f On draught or in bottles at five cents per glass or five bottles for one dollar. j Full car load just received. Center St., Opp. P. 0. Sumpter, Ore. Henry Finger tf:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::K service at tlie hinds ot Untie Situ, thin has been given lint seUlon In the pal. Hltie Miiiiut'iln Lagle. I lilgjid Granite Road, line Is a piiagiaph trnin the "spokes-mau-ltt-iew, Ih it (outaius the in iximiun ' limit ot I'liiiueoiis siati'iiients: Ihe I lil gatil - ( irauite tailwnv, whkh is to ton iirkt with U. R. N., Horn (itauile, Olegou, is now under lOiiisr ot toitstniC lion. I here ,ue.oo men employed .ind there Is still .'oo miles to be tniilt. I lie neatest rallioid st itioii tit I irauite is Sumpter, liiiiitt-en mi'es ,iw,iy, but it is expected that Ihe Sumpter Valley railroad will connect witli I irauite or in that im mediate vkinitv. Flili PouiU in the Uhie Mountain. Charles Ogilv y, ol Hiuh ueek, was hi I'eiidletou estetda exhiPiliug some beau tillll specimens ot losls that lie had dls coveied In the hlue mountain', while herd lug sheep lot Win. Mo-dier. I heje pecu liar loimalioiis had been ot iuteiest to him for oxer two eais. He believed tliein to be o' some kind ol geologk il toriu illou i hut was unable to luid out lurther tutor maliiMi on the subject uoiil atMuit six weeks ago an ankle headed "Siieullsts In the Mines" appealed in Ihe I ribiine. 1 he article told ol the discnveiies by a professor Iroin tlie Stale Uulver-ily ol , CahlornU and desciibed similir sub stances to thoe possessed lv .Mr. Ogllvy. 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